A/N: No, no kiss just yet. Maybe soon. . . but not for BOTH of them. Sorry about the delay. Term papers suck. Nine pages, 2569 words, and five straight hours doing nothing but typing/reading the book. And one annoying eight-year-old. Feel lucky you got these chapters.

Gratuities:

Katie Scarlette: Well, I personally think Myrtle is realizing she's a bit old for that kind of nonsense. Besides, she's a human being-even if dead. We can't always be lonely. And Sense and Sensibility-I must get to blockbuster sometime soon, obviously. Yes, Alan Rickman can talk to me anytime.

not sure yet: Thank you. Didn't know just how funny this was.

Nicolette:Don't be sad! I have more now!

Story:
Help comes from unexpected places, it is true. I believe even Myrtle did not realize how strange our relationship was. Of course, Harry and Ron were convinced I had gone mad. Working with the Potions Master and befriending the second most annoying ghost in the castle, when I was the most sensible person they had ever known?

They just did not understand what I was going through. Somehow, though I knew all about their families, they had managed to learn next to nothing about my own. As my birthday approached, and with it the holidays, I knew I was going to have to tell them.

I was just so afraid. What would they think? Did I really want to change that perfect image? Yes, I did. Everyone deserved to know the truth. Friends told each other their secrets. And despite my doubts about our friendship, I was determined to think of them that way.

Still, I had to build up the nerve to tell them. I wondered exactly how I was supposed to begin. Where does everything begin? Who was going to tell me this time?